To commemorate The Beatles playing in Abergavenny 50 years ago we have the tribute band – Lennon and McCartney Come Together playing here at The Kings Arms on Sunday 23rd June. The concert starts at 4:00pm – but you can get in early and join us for Sunday Lunch served from 2 -4pm, and not […]
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Film Review: The Great Gatsby
The month of May saw the release of one more movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby. But does this latest re-packaging of Scott Fitzgerald’s classic pass muster? Patty Papageorgiou-Axford finds out. The story is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire), a young Midwesterner who has come to New York to seek his […]
Loadsa Money?
You could be quids in, just by investing your money in something a little bit quirkier than the norm… It’s true that times are tough and every penny in our purse counts. However, if you do happen to have a few quid lying about that you don’t want to spend on a Caribbean Cruise, why […]
Holiday from Home
The July issue of The Abergavenny Focus, will feature a section entitled ‘Holiday from Home’ In these tough financial times, many families are deciding to stay closer to home during their summer holidays and take advantage of attractions both locally and slightly further afield, instead of going abroad. For local businesses this presents a great […]
Skirrid Toddler Challenge
On Saturday 8th June a group of intrepid children and their grown-ups will be taking the Zimele challenge and ‘toddling’ up the Skirrid. They will be raising funds for Zimele UK, an Abergavenny based charity that works with impoverished rural women in South Africa to help them realise their potential and move towards self-sufficiency. Why […]
Financial Hints & Tips
Ian Janes FCCA is a Director of Eye For Finance, Abergavenny based Financial Management Consultants and Accountants. Here he provides useful hints and tips regarding a variety of financial matters. We are living through difficult economic times, and this is affecting most individuals and businesses. Mundane though it may seem, this makes it even more […]
June is ‘National Microchip Month‘
The Welsh government recently announced that compulsory microchipping of dogs will come into force by March 2015. The move in my view is really positive for dog welfare, especially because at its very simplest application it allows us to reunite lost pets so quickly with their owners. June as you should now be aware is […]
Book Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
This month’s book recommendation from Emma at Bookish in Crickhowell Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy’s friends reveal that she was afraid of […]
The Magic of Fable
There’s a new addition to Abergavenny’s High Street. Fable offers quality and quirky toys and gifts that encapsulate all that is wonderful about childhood. The shop is situated at 47 Cross Street, Abergavenny and is one of a growing number of independent shops in the area. Emma Corfield-Walters, owner-manager of Fable, is committed to supporting […]
June 2013 Issue
Dear Readers, I’ve been emptying out my piggy bank and counting my pennies, to see if I’ve got enough money to afford a holiday this year. With the weather being so unpredictable and erratic, I feel as though I need to escape to somewhere warm. The trouble is, that in these tough economic times, it’s […]
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